Court remands 46-year-old man for alleged attempt to steal six months baby

An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded Idowu Aduloju,46, after pleading guilty to a one-count-charge of attempt to steal a baby strapped on the mother’s back.

The Magistrate, Mrs Habbibat Basiru, ordered that the accused be remanded in police custody until March 31, when the facts of the matter would be provided by the police.

Prosecutor Joshua Oladoye had earlier told the court that the accused attempted to steal a baby on March 19, at Sawmill Area, Ido-Osun in Osogbo.

Oladoye said the accused attempted to commit felony to wit kidnapping when he tried to steal a six-month-old baby from her mother.

He said the accused accosted and forcefully tried to remove the baby from her mother’s back and in the process gave the mother, Patient Monday, fist blows on her head to subdue her.

He added that the mother raised alarm when she was being attacked and people around came to her rescue and the accused was apprehended.

He said the offence contravened Section 509 of the Criminal Code of Osun, 2003.

The accused pleaded guilty to the charge. (NAN)